Recognised as Colour

#53272C

#53272C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#53272C is a red with RGB values 83, 39, 44 and HSL 353°, 36%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#53272C#53272C

HEX#53272C

RGBrgb(83, 39, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1529, 0.1725

RGB percentages32.5%, 15.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(353.2, 36.1%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 53%, 32.5%)

CMYK0%, 53%, 47%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,449,516

CSS custom property--colour: #53272C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#ACD8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302F2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B382Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5A2229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Sienna · ΔE 37.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#27534E

Analogous#532742, #533827

Triadic#2C5327, #272C53

Split complementary#275338, #274253

Tetradic#425327, #27534E, #382753

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C48289

Lighter +30%#B45F69

Lighter +20%#984851

Lighter +10%#76373E

Darker −10%#30171A

Darker −20%#0E0607

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#621820

Less saturated −25%#443638

Channel breakdown

R83

G39

B44

Red83 (32.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue353.18°

Saturation (HSL)36.07%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 53 · G 27 · B 2C

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